phantasmagoria
A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theater entertainment whereby ghostly…A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theater entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed.
Meaning
3 senses(historical)A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theater entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed.
A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and color.
A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together.
Phantasmagorie
фантасмаго́рияfantasmagórija
фантасмаго́ріяfantasmahórija
a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream)
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French phantasmagorie, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “ghost”) + poBorrowed from French phantasmagorie, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “ghost”) + possibly either ἀγορά (agorá, “assembly, gathering”) + the suffix -ia or ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, “to speak publicly”).
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